Covid-19 (June 29): New cases climb above 6k (6,437 new cases and 107 deaths), record high in KL

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,437 new Covid-19 cases, the first time in 11 days it climbed above 6,000.

Another 107 deaths attributed to Covid-19 were reported today. This is the fifth time reported deaths exceeded the 100 mark.

Active cases have been on a five-day uptrend while the number of patients who need intensive care has risen to 905, after reaching a recent low of 866 four days ago.

• Active cases: 62,844
• Patients in ICU: 905
• Intubated: 455

New cases by state

• Selangor (2,299)
• Kuala Lumpur (1,361)
• Negeri Sembilan (700)
• Kedah (284)
• Johor (271)
• Malacca (252)
• Pahang (250)
• Sarawak (242)
• Perak (184)
• Sabah (178)
• Kelantan (131)
• Labuan (117)
• Penang (115)
• Putrajaya (32)
• Terengganu (21)
• Perlis (0)

There was a significant surge in Kuala Lumpur. It reported 1,361 new Covid-19 cases, the highest for the federal territory since the start of the pandemic in the country last year.

The previous record in Kuala Lumpur was 884 new cases on June 11.

The number of fresh infections in Negeri Sembilan remained elevated. It ranked third in new cases with 700 infections today.

As of last night, the R-naught for the country has climbed up to 1.00, which suggests the spread of Covid-19 was stagnant.

Previously, the R-naught was below 1.00 between June 6 and June 27, indicating slowing infection rates.

The five regions where the R-naught was more than 1.00 are Selangor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, and Perak.

Deaths

With another 107 deaths attributed to Covid-19 today, the current death toll has reached 5,108.

Selangor (43) reported the highest number of deaths followed by Negeri Sembilan (16), Kuala Lumpur (11), Kedah (7), Malacca (7), Johor (6), Kelantan (4), Sabah (4), Labuan (4), Sarawak (2), Pahang (2), and Terengganu (1).

Fourteen of the victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Details of the victims are documented on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page. 

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 887 active Covid-19 clusters, up from 630 active clusters exactly a month ago.

Another 27 new clusters were classified today of which 14 were community spread clusters while 13 involved workplaces.

Taman Desa An Nur cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 30 screened

Banggol Chicha Ketereh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 21 screened

Kampung Lada cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 24 out of 121 screened

Sungai Ling cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Maran
Total infected: 14 out of 37 screened

Jalan Empat Bandar Baru Bangi cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 39 out of 289 screened

Cahaya Enam cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 13 out of 65 screened

Kenawar 69 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat
Total infected: 19 out of 72 screened

Jalan Bidara cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 10 out of 13 screened

Rimba Raja cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Perak Tengah
Total infected: 12 out of 45 screened

Kampung Jelutong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 13 out of 42 screened

Muhibbah Menggatal cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Tuaran
Total infected: 42 out of 277 screened

Nanga Belungai cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 13 out of 51 screened

Jalan Putra Sembilan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Putrajaya
District(s): Putrajaya
Total infected: 12 out of 17 screened

Industri Balakong Sembilan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 20 out of 80 screened

Jalan PJS Lapan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 17 out of 28 screened

Tapak Bina Sunsuria City cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 34 out of 81 screened

Industri Sungai Chua Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 11 out of 64 screened

Jalan Alor Setar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 6 out of 71 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Choo Cheng Kay cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 12 out of 48 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Tun Razak cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 25 out of 31 screened

Industri Lorong Bunga Tanjung Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Port Dickson and Rembau
Total infected: 101 out of 184 screened

Jalan Dataran Segar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Port Dickson and Seremban
Total infected: 46 out of 99 screened

Jalan TJ 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 49 out of 225 screened

Industri Benus cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong and Raub
Total infected: 73 out of 449 screened

Jalan Jaya Temerloh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Temerloh and Maran
Total infected: 15 out of 111 screened

Jalan Pee Kang Hai cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat
Total infected: 29 out of 32 screened

Jalan Tanggilan cluster
Category: Private educational institution
State(s): Putrajaya and Selangor
District(s): Putrajaya and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 9 out of 39 screened

- Mkini